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Islamic Feminism – Report on a university course by Dr. Mansooreh Khalilizand and Prof. Dr. Kata Moser

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Kata Moser

Islamic feminism is a highly controversial title of a vivid and productive discourse with an already long history. Not only does the term and its implications spark heated debates and touch upon boiling societal issues, but it also strikes a nerve for scholars and students interested in current socio-political challenges. In the winter semester 2023-24, Khalilizand and Moser chose “Islamic feminism” as the subject of their joint university course.

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Call of Paper – Congress on “Societies in Transition: Law, Culture and Politics in the Middle East”

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Sheryn El-Alfy

The congress “Societies in Transition: Law, Culture and Politics in the Middle East” (also the 30th International DAVO Congress) will take place from September 26th to 28th, 2024 at University of Göttingen. This congress invites submissions on topics in the humanities and social sciences that deal with research on the Middle East, North Africa and other states influenced by Islam or their relations with other regions. There is a section dedicated to Philosophy and History of Ideas, among others.

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Public Keynote Lecture and Panel Discussion – The Political in Philosophical Discourses of the Modern Islamic World

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Sheryn El-Alfy

As part of the workshop “The Political in Philosophical Discourses of the Modern Islamic World,” the public keynote lecture by Zeynep Direk on “Heidegger and Atatürk: Existential Phenomenology and the Political” will take place on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 6:00 pm. Furthermore, on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 6:00 pm, there will be the public panel discussion “Exploring Philosophy and the Political in and with the Islamic World” featuring Zeynep Direk, Elizabeth Kassab, Salah Mosbah, Eliane Saadé, and Ali Reza Shomali. Both events are also transmitted in a live stream.

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Workshop – The Political in Philosophical Discourses of the Modern Islamic World

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Sheryn El-Alfy

From 26th to 28th of september the scholarly network Philosophy in the Modern Islamic World will hold and host the workshop on “The Political in Philosophical Discourses of the Modern Islamic World” at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Keynote and Panel discussion – on site and via live stream – are open to the public.

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How to Support a Revolution »Frau, Leben, Freiheit – emanzipatorische Potenziale« (Artikel von Nacim Ghanbari in der Zeitschrift MERKUR)

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Roman Seidel

Nacim Ghanbari bespricht in ihrem Beitrag How to Support a Revolution , erschienen in der Zeitschrift MERKUR (Heft 892, September 2023) auf die von Katajun Amirpur an der Univ. Köln veranstaltete  öffentlichen Ringvorlesung “FRAU, LEBEN, FREIHEIT – EMANZIPATORISCHE POTENZIALE”. Dabei geht sie auch auf den Vortrag “Die Revolution denken. Zur subversiven Kraft der Philosophie auf dem Weg der iranischen Freiheitsbewegung” von Roman Seidel ein, der am 26.6.2023 in der Karl Rahner Akademie in Köln statt fand.

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From Medieval Conceptions of Free Will to Modern Notions of Freedom: Between the Theoretical and the Practical. Lecture by Saida Mirsadri and Zahra Mobalegh

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Sheryn El-Alfy

On July, 11th, 6pm the scholarly Networks LOGOS+ and the Colloquium for Philosophy in the MENA-Region are hosting an online talk by Dr. Saida Mirsadri (Paderborn) and Prof. Zahra Mobalegh (IHCS Tehran, Harvard) as part of the collaborative lecture series “Philosophies in the Islamic World: Then and Now”.

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Die Revolution denken. Zur subversiven Kraft der Philosophie auf dem Weg der iranischen Freiheitsbewegung. Vortrag mit Dr. Roman Seidel (RUB)

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Sheryn El-Alfy

Am 26.06.2023 um 18:00 Uhr findet der Vortrag “Die Revolution denken. Zur subversiven Kraft der Philosophie auf dem Weg der iranischen Freiheitsbewegung” von Dr. Roman Seidel statt im Rahmen der öffentlichen Ringvorlesung “FRAU, LEBEN, FREIHEIT – EMANZIPATORISCHE POTENZIALE” unter der Moderation und Leitung von Katajun Amirpur.

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Al-Fārābī – Ein Klassiker und seine Aktualitäten. Vorträge von Dr. Sarhan Dhouib (Hildesheim) und Prof. Nadja Germann (Freiburg im Breisgau)

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Sheryn El-Alfy

Am 13. Juni 2023 um 18 Uhr veranstalten das wissenschaftliche Netzwerk LOGOS+ and das Kolloquium für Philosophie in der MENA-Region die online Vorträge von Dr. Sarhan Dhouib (Hildesheim) und Prof. Nadja Germann (Freiburg im Breisgau) im Rahmen der gemeinsamen Vortragsreihe “Philosophies in the Islamic World: Then and Now”, die Teilnahme bedarf keiner Anmeldung und ist kostenlos.

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What is Philosophy? Re-orienting Philosophy through Toshihiko Izutsu’s “Oriental Philosophy”. Lecture with Dr. Makoto Sawai (Tenri, Japan)

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Sheryn El-Alfy

On May, 16th, 4pm the scholarly Networks LOGOS+ and the Colloquium for Philosophy in the MENA-Region is hosting an online talk by Dr. Makoto Sawai (Tenri, Japan) as part of the collaborative lecture series “Philosophies in the Islamic World: Then and Now”, participation is free and without registration.